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INTRODUCTION OF THE COMPANY

LG Electronics is the world 's second-biggest maker of televisions and third-biggest maker of mobile phones. With its headquarters in the LG Twin Towers in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, LG Electronics is the flagship company of LG Group, one of the world 's largest conglomerates.

The company has 75 subsidiaries worldwide that design and manufacture televisions, home appliances, and telecommunications devices. LG Electronics owns Zenith Electronics and controls 37.9 percent of LG Display.

By 2005, LG was a Top 100 global brand, and in 2006, LG recorded a brand growth of 14%. Now the world 's largest plasma panel manufacturer its affiliate, LG Display, is one of the largest manufacturers of liquid crystal displays. Also in 2006, the company 's mobile phone division, LG Mobile, marketed the LG Chocolate phone, changing the company 's image of the maker of thick 3G phones. It now focuses on the design and marketing of phones such as the LG Shine, the LG Glimmer and LG Prada. As a result, the company was picked as "The Design Team of the Year" by the Red Dot Design Award in 2006~2007 and is often called the "New Apple" in the industry and online communities.

Company history

The company was originally established in 1958 as Gold Star, producing radios, TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners. The LG Group was a merger of two Korean companies, Lucky and Gold Star, from which the abbreviation of LG was derived. The current "Life 's good" slogan is a backronym. Before the corporate name change to LG, household products were sold under the brand name of Lucky, while electronic products were sold under the brand name of Gold Star.

In 1994 Gold Star gained sponsorship from the 3DO Company to make the first 3DO Interactive multiplayer. In 1995, Gold Star was renamed LG Electronics, and acquired Zenith Electronics of the United States. LG Solar Energy is a subsidiary formed in 2007 to allow LG Chem to supply



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